The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-09

Come to find out next day Miss
Doris and the rest had took French
leave. Whether Jack himself had kind
of relented and gone over to Yokohama
along of Miss Doris 1 couldn't find out
any way he was gone without so
much as leaving a goodbye.
The Prince and his pretty daughter
went out to their country seat, but he
left an order on the court treasurer for
a tidy lump of money to be divided be-
twixt me and the men, l, of course,
getting the lions share. Then took
steamer passage for New York. But
it's light come and light go with us
chaps, and inside of year I'd blowed
it all in; and curtis enough the first
vessel 1 shipped in after it was gone
was the bark IE0ankt, bound for Yoko-
hama, and consigned to Mr.. Powers,
who, come to find out on arriving, was
the gentleman Miss Doris had married
after all.
Ali the crew left but me, and she
being an easy bark 1 staid by whilst
loading. 1 was sweeping off her quar-
ter Just at shutdown one evening, when
who should come aboard to see Cap'n
North but Mr.. Powers, the cOnsignee,
and his young wife with him. She was
dressed to the mines and was good
enough to recognize me very pleasant
like when raised my cap. But her
good looks had gone off a bit and l
fancied her voice was bit sharp and
peevish when she spoke to her hus-
band, who was short and fat and
pompous, with a gimlet eye and
white mustache.
There's the new Japanese gunbOat
just coming back from trial trip
down the .harbor," 1 heard Captain
North say as he sung out to the stew
ard for some chairs, and l fingered a
bit in the gangway as she swung in
near the bark to clear an English
steamer laying in the stream.
The gunbOat squeezed by within six
feet of our rail. Mrs. Powers kind of
caught her breath and gave a little
sharp cry, as she looked up to the
black sides so near.
There is no cause for alarm, Mrs.
Powers" l heard her husband say in
his pompOus way.
Well, there wasn't. But perhaps she
had some other reason for the involun-
tary cry. Any way, it so came to me
as I looked up myself. For there on
the bridge with half a dozen japanese
naval and civil officials, stood my
former shipmate, Jack, in full uniform
with a pretty Japanese lady hanging
on his arm, whose dark face was just
beaming with smiles. And just at that
moment Jack looked down.
He didn't see me-or if he did-had
forgotten me, as a matter of course.
But he did see Mrs. Powers, and as he
said something to his lady companion,
lifted his gold laced cap with the Gu
rissest smile ever saw on his hand
some face, while the lady kissed her
small finger tip. And then the gun
boat swept by.
Lucky dog, that young chap; what's
his name?' says the old man as Mrs.
Powers turned away sharp and quick
married a japanese princess SIX
months ago, and is one of the biggest
guns in the japanese navy"
But how did yOu happen to know
| them, Mrs. Powers?" her husband
asked surprised like.
Il met him in the States years ago"
she said. "but he is not a person J
should care to renew an acquaintance
with. Now, if you will get through
your business, we will GO. And then
Invent for ard and put away my broom.
FRANK b. CONVERSE.